Lebanon

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The Republic of Lebanon (Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية) in Asia with the capital Beirut covers 10,452 km². It borders Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west.

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History

In ancient times, the area was part of Mesopotamia and thus one of the cradles of wine culture. Part of it belonged to Canaan, described in the Bible as the "promised land flowing with milk and honey." The northern part was part of Phoenicia, which also included coastal sections of Syria. Numerous Phoenician city-states arose in the core area along the Mediterranean coast and far beyond. The most significant were Berytos (Beirut), Byblos (Djebeil), Sidon (Sayda), and Tyre (Sur). The Phoenicians ruled here from the 3rd millennium until the conquest by Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) in 330 BC. Excavations in Byblos revealed a winemaking culture that existed here 5,000 years ago. In Baalbek (Greek: Heliopolis), the current winemaking center of Lebanon in the Bekaa Valley, stands the temple built in the 2nd century AD for the wine god Bacchus. Over the centuries, there has been a tumultuous history with constantly changing Christian and Islamic dominions.

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